Inside the BRD: Lafayette's Schekel Wallace named region's top defensive player as Rams earn six spots on 3A East first team

Schekel Wallace, a linebacker who helped Lafayette High finish 12-1 and reach the Group 3A state football quarterfinals, has been selected the 3A East Region Defensive Player of they Year. He was one of five Lafayette players to occupy six spots on the all-region first team.

Wallace finished with 85 tackles, with three sacks among his 12 tackles for loss, and intercepted two passes. His offensive contributions included 925 yards rushing and 14 TDs.

Jahlil Green, who rushed for 2,055 yards and 34 touchdowns, was selected to the all-region team at running back and at defensive back. Rams joining Wallace and Green on the first team were center Coleman Goad, offensive lineman Tyler New and linebacker Blake Guminsky.

Poquoson running back Grayson Boyce was the other Bay Rivers District player on the first team. Quarterbacks Tabyus Taylor of Hopewell and Jay Scroggins of James Monroe were selected the Co-Offensive Players of the Year.

The full all-region team is listed below.

POS

NAME

SCHOOL

#

CONF

HT.

WT.

CLASS

C

COLEMAN GOAD

LAFAYETTE

77

25

6’1

240

JR

OL

TYLER NEW

LAFAYETTE

64

25

6’3

230

SR

OL

TROY THOMAS

JAMES MONROE

50

27

6’4

242

SR

OL

CALEB TRUMP

LOUDOUN VALLEY

75

28

5’10

240

SR

OL

JOSH GUM

CENTRAL

59

28

6’3

295

SR

WR

JARMEL BEVELS

JAMES MONROE

3

27

6’3

180

SR

WR

ANTONIO EDWARDS

JAMES MONROE

2

27

6’3

165

SR

WR

KEVON COOLEY

ARMSTRONG

2

26

6

170

SR

RB

JAHLIL GREEN

LAFAYETTE

4

25

5’10

180

SR

RB

GRAYSON BOYCE

POQUOSON

47

25

6’3

245

SR

RB

DANIEL MOLINA

CENTRAL

22

28

5’6

170

SR

QB

JAY SCROGGINS

JAMES MONROE

4

27

5’10

195

JR

K

DAVID DIT

JAMES MONROE

1

27

6’5

150

SR

KR

DAVID ELDRIDGE

KETTLE RUN

24

27

5’11

151

JR

ALL

TABYUS TAYLOR

HOPEWELL

5

26

6’1

215

SR

1st Team Defense

POS

NAME

SCHOOL

#

CONF

HT.

WT.

CLASS

DL

BLAKE GUMINSKY

LAFAYETTE

17

25

6’

205

SR

DL

ANTONIO WYNN COLEMAN

JAMES MONROE

21

27

6’1

245

SO

DL

ABU KAI KAI

KETTLE RUN

16

27

6’1

229

JR

DL

CALEB COOK

CENTRAL

50

28

5’10

210

SR

LB

SCHEKEL WALLACE

LAFAYETTE

27

25

5’10

240

SR

LB

JAMES DUGGER

PETERSBURG

21

26

5’10

225

SR

LB

DE JACKSON

KETTLE RUN

22

27

5’9

205

SR

LB

BRANDON GRAYSON

LOUDOUN VALLEY

22

28

5’10

190

SR

DB

JAHLIL GREEN

LAFAYETTE

4

25

5’10

180

SR

DB

MARKICE STREET

PETERSBURG

6

26

5’11

175

SR

DB

JARMEL BEVELS

JAMES MONROE

3

27

6’3

180

SR

DB

EVAN SZKLENNIK

KETTLE RUN

4

27

6’

175

SR

P

BLAKE STEELE

WARREN CO.

24

28

6’4

205

SR

PR

GEMONTA JACKSON

PETERSBURG

1

26

5’10

175

JR

ALL

DARREL TAYLOR

HOPEWELL

22

26

6’4

235

JR

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – TABYUS TAYLOR – HOPWELL & JAY SCROGGINS – JAMES MONROE